Canada

Group cleaning up old oil wells says Alberta government rules inadequate

EDMONTON - A group tasked with cleaning up thousands of abandoned energy facilities in Alberta says the province's rules for ensuring polluters reclaim their wells before selling them off are&nbs...

Jan 15, 2020

Crown appeal of verdict in toddler's meningitis death set for June in Calgary

CALGARY - The Alberta Crown's appeal of the acquittal of a couple in the death of their son is to be heard in June. David and Collet Stephan were accused of not seeking medical attention sooner f...

Jan 15, 2020

Senate Republicans expect USMCA vote Thursday, clearing decks for impeachment

WASHINGTON - Canada's hard-won continental trade deal with the United States and Mexico could be up for a vote in the U.S. Senate before the end of the week, thanks to the emerging timelines...

Jan 14, 2020

Harry and Meghan's royal move to Canada signals generational change: experts

VICTORIA - Royal experts and tourism officials say Prince Harry and Meghan Markle aren't the only couple who have come to Victoria for a visit and ended up staying. If the couple decides to make ...

Jan 14, 2020

Haitian-Canadians commemorate 10 year anniversary of deadly earthquake

MONTREAL - Gael Stephenson Chancy remembers the time following the earthquake that struck Haiti ten years ago as the moment he was forced to grow up. As his family rode in a transport towards the...

Jan 14, 2020

Jewish group seeks removal of anti-Semite's name from Quebec street and park

MONTREAL - A Jewish advocacy group is calling on a city south of Montreal to rename a street and a park honouring a man who sought to prevent Jews from ever buying his land. David Ouellette,...

Jan 14, 2020

Canada's nuclear watchdog eyes lessons from Boeing 737 Max air crashes

OTTAWA - Canada's nuclear safety regulator is looking to draw valuable lessons from an unexpected source - the recent Boeing 737 Max airplane accidents. A working group set up by the Canadian Nuc...

Jan 14, 2020

Would-be Conservative leadership contenders grilled on their pasts

OTTAWA - Outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's past became a problem during the 2019 federal election, and those vying to replace him will be grilled about theirs. Would-be candidates must...

Jan 14, 2020

Another 69 Canadians headed to help fight bushland fires in Australia

OTTAWA - Another 69 Canadians are heading to Australia this week to help fight the country's worst bush fires in recent memory. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the deployment...

Jan 14, 2020

'All Canadians stand with you:' Trudeau says crash families will get answers

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's been "gut-wrenching" to listen to stories from relatives of 57 Canadians who perished in the downing of a Ukrainian jetliner in Iran last week. S...

Jan 14, 2020